Malacostraca |
Decapoda |
Palinuridae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic; depth range 520 - 683 m. Tropical; 9°N - 13°S, 115°E - 130°E (Ref. 4)
Indo-West Pacific: Malay Archipelago; Philippines and Indonesia.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 19.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4); 18 cm TL (female)
It has lengths of 19 cm (male) and 18 cm (female), total length; 6.5 cm (male) and 6.2 cm (female), maximum carapace length; 4.7 to 6.1 cm, carapace length of ovigerous females (Ref. 4). Occurs at a depth range from 520 to 683 m, soft bottom substrate of mud, sand or coral (Ref. 4).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ovigerous females have been found in April (Ref. 4).
Holthuis, L.B. 1991 FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 13. Marine lobsters of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(13):292p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 4)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Abundance
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100).